Category: Medical Marijuana

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Medical marijuana news and commentary

July 4, 2013
07/04/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.02)

At least the DEA didn’t raid anybody this week, but some Michigan cops did. That and more in this week’s update. Let’s get to it: Arizona On...
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July 3, 2013
07/03/2013
MA Medical Marijuana Dispensers Association Offers Financing

MA Medical Marijuana Dispensers Association Offers Financing

In response to Massachusetts regulations requiring medical marijuana dispensary owners to pay over $30,000 in application fees and have over $500,000 in assets, the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana...
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July 3, 2013
07/03/2013
Lawyer Sues Health Canada for Patient’s Home Grows

Lawyer Sues Health Canada for Patient’s Home Grows

John Conroy, a Canadian lawyer from Abbotsford, is bringing legal action against Health Canada for cancelling licenses which allow Canadian medical marijuana patients to acquire their medication...
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July 3, 2013
07/03/2013
Arkansas AG Rejects Medical Marijuana Proposal, Again

Arkansas AG Rejects Medical Marijuana Proposal, Again

For the fifth time, Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected a medical marijuana proposal that would put the issue on the ballot. McDaniel says the language is...
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July 3, 2013
07/03/2013
Florida Launches Drive for 2014 Medical Marijuana Amendment

Florida Launches Drive for 2014 Medical Marijuana Amendment

Orlando lawyer John Morgan launched the drive this week to put a Medical Marijuana Amendment on the Florida ballot in 2014. Medical marijuana legislation couldn’t even make...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
Cannabinoids 101

Cannabinoids 101

Medicinal cannabinoids can be kind of confusing. When you go to the dispensary, the strains will usually have the percentages of the subclasses of several cannabinoids listed. But...
By: Lateralus
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
First RI Medical Marijuana Festival Held in Providence

First RI Medical Marijuana Festival Held in Providence

Rhode Island enjoyed its first annual Medical Marijuana Festival on Sunday. The festival was sponsored by the group that helped to legalize medical marijuana in the state,...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
NH Medical Marijuana Bill Sponsor Expresses Concerns

NH Medical Marijuana Bill Sponsor Expresses Concerns

New Hampshire Rep. Donna Schlachman, who sponsored the newly-passed medical marijuana bill in the state, answered questions and expressed concerns about some of the changes that were...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
Los Angeles Releases List of Authorized Dispensaries

Los Angeles Releases List of Authorized Dispensaries

The Los Angeles city attorney’s office has released a list of 134 dispensaries still allowed to operate after the passage of Measure D. This law requires that...
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July 2, 2013
07/02/2013
Nevada Business Spells Out New Industry of Medical Cannabis

Nevada Business Spells Out New Industry of Medical Cannabis

Looking to open a dispensary in Nevada? I hope you have a lot of assets. Nevada Business Magazine describes the laws, fees and intentions of Nevada’s Senate...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
New Jersey Passes Bill to Improve Medical Marijuana Access

New Jersey Passes Bill to Improve Medical Marijuana Access

New Jersey’s medical marijuana law has shown itself to be overly restrictive and flawed in many ways, but fortunately, the legislature has approved a bill that would...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Jersey’s Only Dispensary Short on Meds, Closes for 2 Weeks

Jersey’s Only Dispensary Short on Meds, Closes for 2 Weeks

New Jersey’s only medical marijuana dispensary, Greenleaf Compassion Center, has announced that it will be closed for 2 weeks. One of the owners says that some of...
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July 1, 2013
07/01/2013
Ohio Medical Cannabis Movement Gathering Signatures

Ohio Medical Cannabis Movement Gathering Signatures

Ohio Rights Group needs to collect a bit less than 400,000 signatures in 44 counties, by next July, in order to put an industrial and medical cannabis...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Prospero’s Grow Week 14: Trimming and Curing Cannabis

Prospero’s Grow Week 14: Trimming and Curing Cannabis

There’s nothing better than sitting back and tasting the fruit of your labor. And after one morning earlier this week, I can now happily say that I...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Oregon DA’s Oppose Dispensary Bill: May Affect Old Cases

Oregon DA’s Oppose Dispensary Bill: May Affect Old Cases

Oregon’s DA’s Association opposes legislation that would license and regulate medical marijuana shops. Lincoln county DA Rob Bovett claims one reason to oppose the dispensary bill is...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
CT MMJ Hopeful Claims to Own a CO Dispensary…That Doesn’t Exist

CT MMJ Hopeful Claims to Own a CO Dispensary…That Doesn’t Exist

Ethan Ruby is a Connecticut businessman that has been raising money to finance a medical marijuana dispensary. He has been claiming that he owned a dispensary in...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
Canada Changes Medical Marijuana Regulations

Canada Changes Medical Marijuana Regulations

Previously in Canada, medical marijuana patients needed to provide proof of qualifying medical conditions to Health Canada, which would then issue them a card allowing them to...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
NH Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval From Legislature

NH Medical Marijuana Bill Receives Approval From Legislature

New Hampshire state lawmakers gave final approval to a bill Wednesday that will allow state residents with serious illnesses to obtain and use medical marijuana if their...
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June 28, 2013
06/28/2013
California Dispensary Numbers Shrink in War of Attrition

California Dispensary Numbers Shrink in War of Attrition

California medical marijuana dispensaries — and their patients — are under a sustained, two-pronged attack, and that is having a dramatic impact on patient access across the...
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June 27, 2013
06/27/2013
My Favorite Strains: OG Kush Shatter BHO (Dabs)

My Favorite Strains: OG Kush Shatter BHO (Dabs)

Diablo Dabs… OG KUSH Strain:                OG Kush Concentrate:     BHO (Butane Hash Oil) Consistency:      Shatter Dominant:         Hybrid...
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